straightaway

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of STRAIGHTAWAY

done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time <her first novel was a straightaway success>

Synonyms immediate, instant, split-second, straightaway

Related Words summary; fast, hit-and-run, prompt, quick, rapid, speedy, swift

Near Antonyms dilatory, tardy; slow, sluggish; prolonged, protracted; deferred, delayed

free from irregularities or digressions in course <the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg>

Synonyms direct, linear, right, straightaway, straightforward

Related Words unbent, uncurled, untwisted; undeviating, unswerving

Near Antonyms bowed, rounded; entwined, kinked, swirled, turned, turning, twined, twining, twisted, twisting, veering, warped; bending, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, curled, curling, curved, curving, looped, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), wavy, winding; meandering, weaving; devious, serpentine, sinuous; crooked, zigzag, zigzagging

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